Works with
How Ricci works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois, Colorado, Michigan, Arizona, Washington, Oregon
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ricci
Ricci Oppenlander is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan who uses practical, goal-focused methods to help people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and depression. She centers work on each person's strengths and values to guide small, doable changes. Ricci aims to make therapy straightforward and down to earth for people feeling stuck or overwhelmed.
She often helps adults who are dealing with grief, relationship strain, workplace pressure, addiction concerns, or transitions in life.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what matters to the person and on building habits that support better day-to-day functioning. Ricci emphasizes respect, openness, and clear goals in the therapeutic relationship. Her approach draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to identify values and take action, cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thinking, and attachment-based thinking to understand relationship patterns.
She uses these approaches in an integrated way to address mood, self-esteem, and coping skills. Ricci also brings existential and client-centered perspectives when people want help finding meaning or clarifying life direction. People can expect a collaborative atmosphere where practical steps are paired with emotional honesty.
Ricci encourages small experiments between sessions and reflects on what worked and what did not. This hands-on style is aimed at steady progress rather than quick fixes. Her experience includes supporting clients facing multicultural concerns, LGBT issues, compassion fatigue, and life changes such as cancer or career shifts.
Ricci has eight years of counseling experience and works with solutions that fit each person's daily life.
What Ricci works with
Everything Ricci lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Ricci's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Cancer
- Communication problems
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ricci lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How specific approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small actions in line with those values. Online ACT sessions often include short exercises and homework to practice values-based choices between meetings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises. In virtual sessions, CBT tools like thought records and behavioral experiments are introduced and reviewed together to track progress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked in the past. Together they select and adapt approaches so therapy fits the person’s life and needs in an ongoing, collaborative way.
Online formats offer flexibility for different routines and comfort levels. Video calls let people use visual cues and more interactive exercises. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or someone prefers not to use video. Live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins, real-time coaching, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counseling into busy schedules and to continue work even when life gets hectic.
Questions people ask about Ricci
What kinds of problems does Ricci help with?
Ricci works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, addictions, and self-esteem concerns. She also addresses relationship issues, workplace stress, life transitions, and related areas such as communication problems and forgiveness.
What is Ricci's therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and goal-focused, combining Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive techniques with client-centered listening. Sessions emphasize clear steps, values work, and real-life experiments between meetings.
How much experience does she bring?
Ricci has eight years of professional counseling experience working with adults on mood, coping, and life-direction concerns. That experience includes supporting people through challenges like cancer, workplace issues, and compassion fatigue.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, credentialed as MI LPC and CO LPC, and practices from Michigan.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered online?
Ricci provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online therapy.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.